Payten

[simon says]

The more I see of this bloke the more I like.I cant believe how good this blokes hands are,he can pass/dummy etc.And great to see him sprint 50 odd metres to back up a break.

Dont forget that this feller has barely played in the last year,he would have to be a fair way of full fitness,but we are starting to see how good this bloke is.

Cheers.

 

[tracietiga]

Laurie daly once quoted Todd as a halfback in a front rowers body

 

[CULLUS.ONLINE]

HAHAHA!

imgine the day when Scott and Benji are both out injured and Payten moves into the 1/2

hahahahahah

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

lol, its true - he has a great passing game and if he only weighed 30kg's less he'd make a great halfback :mrgreen:

 

[BJ]

haha corey pearson would be spewing if payten got the chance to pull on the number 7..

 

[tracietiga]

Why Corey always fancied himself in the number 6 .
Imagine that, Payten at 7 and Pearson at 6 .
Theyd have a long way to run around them lol

 

[Tap Twist Snap]

Payten in 7 Pearson in 6.... sounds like a Brian Smith coaching idea... watch out or we might see that next year.

 

[westie]

I just wish he would run straight and hard.

 

[Bib]

He would have to be the ugliest man in rugby league

 

[MoJack]

He would have to be the ugliest man in rugby league

Nah i pretty sure Luke Rooney takes out that award head like a smash crab :lol: :lol:

 

[Snide the Tiger]

What happened to the days of the really ugly men - like Gav Miller - Lee Crooks - Mick Neil (without his falsies) - & Dallas Donnelly???

 

[jilliby kitty]

very happy with this guy .3 weeks back on the park and looking good .
june could be a tuff month but with this guy the side might be tough enough :roll: 8)

 

[Snide the Tiger]

It has to be noted that coming out of Temora Payten was the absolute star of junior football in the Riverina region - playing often above his age group!

His problems in the past have come down to fitness and injury - that have conspired to prevent him from reaching what was unlimited potential!

He is still young and his attitude is better than as a youngster in Canberra when he expected things to fall his way too easily - and took shortcuts at training that impacted on his failing fitness!

The year under the strict Roosters regime has done him the world of good - and he has done remarkably well to regain on-field fitness in just a few weeks after such a long lay-off!!

As for offloads - he certainly does have that ability - but unlike most modern props he also has the ability to draw defence and pass before the line (like Steve Roach and Bob O'Reilly)!

This is a rare skill in the modern game and was highlighted with his quick hands that put Halatau into a hole in the 2nd half against Parra - with Dene shovelling the ball out to Fitzy who went on a 30 metre dash!!

Plus his stats of 124 metres (plus one offload) and 20 tackles off the bench is just what the doctor ordered!!